Nordic ID’s PL3000 handheld terminals were recently introduced with Nokian Tyres’ new Automated ID materials management system. The system utilizes around 40 RFID scanners and over 1000 RFID tags, making it the largest RFID deployment in Finland. The previous system had relied on marker cards being used to note the location and quantity of materials stored for production. Nokian Tyres operates using Kanban principles with just-in-time stock management, so a real-time system was needed to ensure fast and accurate materials flow.
The new automated ID system relies on a combination of fixed point RFID scanners and handheld barcode scanners to track the movement materials so they arrive at the right place at the right time. The Nordic ID PL3000 is the handheld of choice for this application and is used to update the location of the materials cart when being checked into storage and then again when being delivered to production. The real-time updates provided by the PL3000 keep the goods moving according to demand, and provide valuable information at the finger tips of the users.
Overall, the new system has allowed materials to flow more fluidly from ordering to production, while reducing bottle necks. A larger scale implementation will be evaluated and undertaken later in the transition to automated ID.
Nokian Tyres in brief
Coming from Finland, Nokian Tyres creates products delivering added value to customers and consumers developed through special knowledge and expertise in the demanding Nordic conditions. Nokian focuses on providing winter tyres, SUV tyres, forestry and forest tractor tyres and winter tyres for trucks and buses.
